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W. I. FITCH, W. W. WEISELL & L. S. KAPP.

- WASHING MACHINE.

No. 375,278. Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

WASHINGTON-I. FITCH, WVILLIAM WILSON WEISELL, AND LEE S. KAPP, OFBLUFFTON, INDIANA.

MACHINE.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,278, dated December20, 1887..

Application filed June 10, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WASHINGTON I. FITCH, WILLIAM VVILsoN WEIsELL, andLEE S. KAPP, citizens of the United States, residing at Bluffton, in thecounty of Wells and 'State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates especially to washingmachines in which the tub isa frustum of a cone and the fastening-hoops are driven from abovedownward over the same.

It is well known that in this class of machines the hoops will slipupward when the tub is dry. Our object is to prevent the displacement ofthe hoops by means of a novel device, which will also afford a rigidattachment for the supporting legs and binders therefor and stop-lugs attheir upper ends, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth. 7

This device is illustrated in the annexed drawings, which, taken inconnection with our specification and claim, will be fully understood.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thewashing-machine, showing clearly our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the device detached from the tub,and Fig. 3 isa section taken vertically through the device and one of its shoulderedparts holding the upper hoop.

Referring to the annexed drawings by letters, A designates a tub for awashing-machine, which is the frnstum of a cone and composed of a numberof staves bound together by hoops a a in the usual well-known manner. Wehave found in practice that when the tub is dry the hoops will becomeloose and the wood will shrink from the hoops. For the purpose ofobviating this objection we employ a device which will not only afford asocket for the upper end of a sustaining-leg, but which will also affordan upper bearing for this leg and a Serial No. 240,932. (No model.)

This frame is also constructed with transverse bowed portions or loops gg, and also with cross-bars g, from the face of the upper one of whichlugs 01 a protrude. The transverse end bars, 9, which hug the tub andthe upper and lower ends of the frame B, are perforated and adapted toreceive screws 8 s, which rigidly secure the device to the tub. Thesetransverse bars are integral with the arched or bowed portions 9 g,which latter are preferably angular, for the purpose of receiving thelegs G, which are angular in cross-section and beveled at their upperends. These legs, which are of wood, are received in the socket betweenthe metal skeleton portion of the frame and its loops 9, and their upperends abut against the lugs n a to prevent upward displacement. Theselegs thus wedge themselves in the brackets, and they have a tendency topress the shoulders of those portions of the said frame which bearagainst the body of the tub closely against'the outer surface of the tubabove and below the binding-hoop a. It will thus be observed that thelegs, combined with the brackets, cooperate to hold the hoop in itsplace, while at the same time the said bracket will hold the leg in itsplace.

It will be observed that the upper outer edges of the legs are beveledat i, for the purpose of enabling the same to be readily inserted in thesocket. It will also be observed that the lower hoop or bowed portion,9, of the frame is perforated at a, through which' perforation a screwis passed, the screw entering the leg and serving to hold it in place inthe socket.

Having thus fully described our invention,

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WVASHINGTON I. FITCH. VILLIAM WILSON \VEISELL. LEE S. KAPP.

what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the 1100p bound wash-tub and legs, of the socketsB, secured to the tub, each of said sockets consisting of a main frameprovided with shoulders for abutting against the hoops to hold them inposition on the tub, lugs against which the upper ends of the legs abut,and the arched loops for holding the legs, substantially as described.

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J OSEII'I S. DAILEY, ABRA SIMMONS.

